CHELSEA enjoyed a big slice of luck after being handed a contentious penalty which saw Tottenham's Younes Kaboul sent off.

The referee, Michael Oliver, appeared to be in the perfect position to make a decision, and didn't hesitate in awarding a spot kick on the hour mark after Samuel Eto'o fell under the challenge of Kaboul.

Replays clearly showed there was minimal contact but Eto'o tumbled to the ground and Olivier thought Kaboul had denied a clear goalscoring opportunity.

Spurs then made a substitution as a way of damage limitation with Paulinho replacing Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Eto'o had given Chelsea the lead four minutes earlier after pouncing on a costly slip by Jan Vertonghen to fire his effort past Hugo Lloris.

Spurs will naturally feel aggrieved and it seems their long wait for a win at Stamford Bridge will extend into a 25th year.